Guideline Recommendations for Treatment of Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Barbara Dickey,
SharonLise T. Normand,
Richard C. Hermann,
Susan V. Eisen,
Dharma E. Cortés,
Paul D. Cleary,
Norma C. Ware
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.340
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , managed care , observational study , mental health , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , family medicine , medicaid managed care , ambulatory care , inpatient care , psychiatry , guideline , health care , medline , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Medicaid-managed care has been shown to reduce the number and length of psychiatric hospitalizations, but little is known about the clinical and social consequences of such managed care programs. The purpose of this study was to compare the treatment of schizophrenia for disabled Medicaid beneficiaries who were and were not enrolled in managed care.
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